Kehlani Responds to Ex Javaughn Young-White's Claims After He Filed for Custody of 5-Year-Old Daughter

Mar. 15, 2025

Kehlani (left); Javaughn Young-White.Photo:Steven Simione/WireImage; Leon Bennett/Getty Images

Steven Simione/WireImage; Leon Bennett/Getty Images

Kehlaniis responding after her exJavaughn Young-Whitefiled for full custody of the couple’s 5-year-old daughter Adeya.

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the “After Hours” singer, 29, who uses she/they pronouns, released a statement onher Instagram Storiesin which she responded to claims that she’d put her daughter in danger.

“I strongly deny any claims that I have put my child in harm’s way, or left my child alone with anyone deemed dangerous or unsafe,” Kehlani wrote. “I also do not align with any of the allegations made against my former religious community that have been stated in the media.”

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Kehlani with her daughter, Adeya Nomi.Kehlani Instagram

Kehlani Instagram

“I have always taken great care to ensure that my child remains protected and safe at all times,” she continued. “My child and my commitment to motherhood have always been my sole driving forces in this life and will always remain so. This is who I am and what I have always been focused on.”

Kehlani said that this situation is a “legal, private, familial matter” and that she is now “taking space for my own personal well-being and, most importantly, for the well-being of my child.”

Young-White also released a statementon Instagramon Tuesday, which Kehlani later reshared on her Instagram Stories.

“I never said that I think Santería is a sex cult,” Young-White clarified in his statement, referring to the Regla de Ocha religion that Kehlani was a part of. “Nor did I say my daughter is in a sex cult. That’s factually incorrect and I think it’s disgusting that [the media] would exploit a child’s image like that.”

He also alleged in the documents that the group controls Kehlani’s actions and behavior “including when it comes to the upbringing of our daughter.”

Young-White is asking the court to establish his paternity so he may exercise all his rights as the father to Adeya. He is also requesting child support from Kehlani.

source: people.com